Live at Wembley Stadium [Extra tracks, Live, Original recording remastered]

Queen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 19, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks, Live, Original recording remastered
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B0000AOV6I
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Bigger-than-life and proud of it, Queen's tongue-in-cheek pomposity was ironically one of its most endearing charms. This double-disc live album recorded at the band's typically massive 1986 Wembley Stadium stand in support of its A Kind of Magic album is a perfect distillation of the band's overarching intentions--and virtually every '70s/'80s rock cliché punk rebelled against. The tracks may reverberate with the boominess of the punter's paradise they were recorded in, but it's an ambience that underscores the shows' propulsive, populist intent. Latter day hits like "Under Pressure" and "Another One Bites the Dust" may have their nascent club-beat savvy hammered into conformity with thumping rockers like "We Will Rock You" and "Tie Your Mother Down," but then this is as unapologetic as stadium rock gets. Mercury, May, Deacon, and Taylor are in top form throughout, shrewdly building the show into what, given its relatively late recording date in their career, might as well be an emblematic greatest hits live (especially on its brisk-paced second disc) experience. --Jerry McCulley

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Energy Throughout, June 4, 2006

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Nick Mackler (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Wembley Stadium (Audio CD)

"Queen Live at Wembley" captures the band at its most lively, playing in front of 400,000 on July 11th and 12th in 1986. Supporting the music of their latest studio album "A Kind of Magic", Queen's 2 performances at Wembley were backed by outstanding visuals and a 160 feet wide stage (if you're looking for this, get the DVD). As a double live album, these performances stand up to any studio work done by Queen.

"One Vision" is an emphatic opener, with Brian May's heavy guitar and Mercury's powerful vocal driving the song the whole way. "Tie Your Mother Down" is performed in the same vain, as Queen quickly established a heavy rock sound early in this concert. Queen then assembles into a few short, excellent performances of two 70s classics ("In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisted" and "Seven Seas of Rhye) and the hard hitter off "The Works" album "Tear it Up". "A Kind Of Magic" is an excellent, extended live version and "Another One Bites The Dust" has strong energy. "Under Pressure" has one of Mercury's best vocals from the show. "I Want To Break Free" is altered from its studio counterpart to have May playing the synth sections and creates an entirely new sound. The "Brighton Rock Solo" is a 9 minute electrifying, raunchy guitar performance from May. "Now I'm Here" is excellent too, and equally heavy.
The acoustic tunes from the show are just as valuable, with Mercury bringing us down to earth in "Love Of My Life". Brian and Freddie follow this with another moving tune "Is This The World We Created...". The medley of tunes is a nice ode to some oldie tunes. "Hammer To Fall" is another good rocker, and Roger Taylor makes this one with his backing vocals. "Radio Ga Ga" builds amazing crowd energy, and that helps for a great transition to the closing of the show.

Overall, Queen gave two of their most astounding, heavy and beautiful shows at Wembley in 86 and it's all captured in this double album. For the visual aspect of the show, check out the DVD. Currently, there is alot of controversy surrounding the touring of Queen and Paul Rodgers. If you have some kind of problem with this new band, then check out this great live release, Queen Live at the Bowl, or Live Killers. Highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE QUEEN!, April 23, 2010

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Holly (Phx AZ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Live at Wembley Stadium (Audio CD)

I love this CD. I was listening to my Mom's copy of it for at least a month before I decided that I better get my own copy of it if she ever wanted hers back. I have it on repeat in my car. Freddie just makes me smile to listen to him. The fact that its a live CD makes it even better. My favorite Queen song ever is on here too. Radio Gaga is the best song to listen to after a bad day at work. Heck the entire cd is. I love love love Queen!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live at Wembley Stadium, September 4, 2003

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Jan Vanco (Nitra, Slovakia, EUROPE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Wembley Stadium (Audio CD)

Excellent album! One of the best Queen live shows ever. As a true Queen fan a appreciate the decision to include bonus tracks, especially the one from Budapest, never released on any Queen album before. Rare are also A kind of magic, Another one bites the dust and Crazy little things called love (the latter two No. 1 in US in the 80s) which are from the Friday show not that much publicly known (just from the new 2003 DVD). Also the Tutti Frutti on disk two is released here in its full length contrary to the 1992 EMI/UK version. If you are a Queen fan, do not hesitate. Well done Hollywood Records!